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Bocombra Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedControlled337 pupilsPortadownArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredNorthern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades or progress figures, so we can't give its schools a score. Pupil numbers, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.
Pupils with special needs8%NI 20%
Attendance94.6%NI 94.0%
Pupils from low-income families10%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils on roll337Census October 2025

Bocombra Primary School is a controlled school in Portadown for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 337 pupils. About 10 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in Northern Ireland.

1 Old Lurgan Road, Portadown, BT63 5SGAll details

Inspection

Schools in Northern Ireland are inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate. Since 2024 its reports end with a written summary and next steps instead of a grade, and there is no published list of outcomes.

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Results

Northern Ireland publishes no results for individual primary schools, so there are none to show. Enrolment, free school meals, special needs and attendance are below.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. When more children apply than there are places, the school's published rules decide, usually brothers and sisters first, then parish or feeder links, then whoever lives closest.

Apply through the Education Authority's online admissions system in January.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll337Census October 2025
Pupils entitled to free school meals10%35 pupils; NI 26%
Pupils with special educational needs8%10 with a statement; NI 20%
Newcomer pupils15%arrived with little English; NI 8%
Catholic pupils6%as recorded in the school census; NI 45%
Boys and girls175 / 162

Attendance

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.6% of the time. Across similar schools in Northern Ireland it was 94.0%. Northern Ireland doesn't publish figures on pupils who miss a lot of school, or on suspensions, for individual schools.

Attendance94.6%
Northern Ireland 94.0%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Missed without permission1.7%of school time; NI 2.5%

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Edenderry Primary SchoolControlled990 m379ETI, no open data–Compare
Portadown Integrated Primary SchoolIntegrated0.7 miles466ETI, no open data–Compare
Seagoe Primary SchoolMaintained0.8 miles381ETI, no open data–Compare
Presentation Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.6 miles282ETI, no open data–Compare
Drumgor Primary SchoolControlled1.7 miles247ETI, no open data–Compare
Ballyoran Primary SchoolControlled1.8 miles278ETI, no open data–Compare
St Brendan's Primary SchoolCatholic maintained1.8 miles392ETI, no open data–Compare
Millington Primary SchoolControlled1.9 miles567ETI, no open data–Compare
Primary schools in Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonPrimary schools in Portadown

Questions parents ask

Is Bocombra Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Bocombra Primary School yet. Northern Ireland doesn't publish inspection grades.

How many pupils does Bocombra Primary School have?

337 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in October 2025.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
1 Old Lurgan Road, Portadown, BT63 5SG
Type of school
Controlled school (Controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Ward
Kernan
Setting
Urban
DE reference
5016138 · LAESTAB 5016138
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from